"Un paso adelante Un Paso Adelante (""One step forward"") is a Spanish TV drama similar to the American 1980’s TV series ""Fame"". It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3 from 2002 to 2005. It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking countries (including Latin America), in Germany (where it was retitled ""Dance – Der Traum vom Ruhm""), Italy (where it was retitled ""Paso Adelante""), Serbia, Montenegro and in France (where it was retitled ""Un, Dos, Tres""). It began airing on Séries+ in Canada in 2011. Choreographers: Luka Yexi (seasons 1+2) Anna & Carlos Infante (seasons 3+4) Myriam"
"Pasodoble Pasodoble (Spanish: ""double step"") is a Spanish military march, and also a modern dance that emulates the movements of a bullfight. Essentially, the Pasadoble dance involves role-playing. This two-person dance form has the man performing as the bullfighter and the woman as the cape. It is known as one of the fastest Latin ballroom dances because dancers make around 120 to 130 beats/steps per minute. In some versions, the man portrays the matador in the dance, and the woman portrays the bull. Flamenco-like qualities infuse the dance as the man and woman challenge each other. Pasodoble is a lively"
"style of dance to the duple meter march-like music. Its original form as a Spanish military march is still interpreted in the context of the Moors and Christians festivals, in southeastern Spain, and is the major focus of current Pasodoble productions. The Pasodoble came from a French military march with the name ""Paso Redoble"". It has both Spanish and French characteristics. The steps often contain French terms, but the dance resembles the nature of the bullfight. It is believed to have emerged from southern French culture during the 1930s. The Pasodoble was a way for the French to portray the"
"is performed as an International Standard dance. The pasodoble originated from Spain and its dramatic bullfights. The dance is mostly performed only in competitions and rarely socially because of its many choreographic rules. The man plays the role of the matador while the woman takes the role of the matador’s cape, the bull, or even the matador. The chassez cape refers to the man using the woman to turn her as if she is the cape, and the apel is when the man stomps his foot to get the bull's attention. Pasodoble is performed as an International Latin dance. The"
"techniques used in Spanish bullfights. The name means Two-Steps and this is attributed to the marching nature of the dance. With a binary rhythm and moderated movement, the Pasodoble was likely based on typical Spanish dances of the 16th century. During the 18th century, it was incorporated into comedies and adopted as a regulatory step for the Spanish infantry, with a special feature that makes the troops take the regular step: 120 steps per minute. The music was introduced to bullfights in the 19th century. Famous bullfighters have been honored with Pasodoble tunes named for them. Other tunes have been"
"Toros en San Miguel, Rodolfo Gaona, Joselito Huerta, Toros de Llaguno, La Macarenita. By Agustín Lara: Silverio Pérez, El Novillero, Fermín. The Pasodoble is a fast-paced Latin American dance. Pasodoble is based on music played at bullfights during the bullfighters' entrance (""paseo""), or during the passes (""faena"") just before the kill. The leader of this dance plays the part of the matador. The follower generally plays the part of the matador's cape, but can also represent the shadow of the matador, as well as the flamenco dancer in some figures. The follower never represents the bull, although this is a"
"Zapateo Zapateo () is a dance form rooted in the Spanish Flamenco and before that, in the ancient cultural influences imported in to Europe by the Gypsies. Zapateo, which later produced the more famous Malambos dance, arrived in South America from Spain around the year 1600 CE and was a favorite pastime of the gaucho (descendants of Spanish conquistadores and aborigines) also known as the ""South American cowboys"", especially around the camp fires in the lonely stretches of the flatlands, known as the Pampas. Malambos incorporating the zapateo, the art of percussive footwork rooted in Spanish Flamenco, was traditionally performed"
"Spanish-style bullfighting Spanish-style bullfighting, known as a ""corrida de toros"" (literally a ""running of the bulls""), ""fiesta"", is practiced in Spain, where it originates, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, as well as in parts of Southern France and Portugal. In a traditional ""corrida"", three ""toreros, ""also called ""matadores"" or, in French, ""toréadors"", each fight two out of a total of six fighting bulls, each of which is at least four years old and weighs up to about (with a minimum weight limit of for the bullrings of the first degree). Bullfighting season in Spain runs from March to October. It"
"one that is more difficult, and then performs the salute. When one of the men is unable to copy the other, the competition is finished, with the more proficient dancer the winner. Zapateo Zapateo () is a dance form rooted in the Spanish Flamenco and before that, in the ancient cultural influences imported in to Europe by the Gypsies. Zapateo, which later produced the more famous Malambos dance, arrived in South America from Spain around the year 1600 CE and was a favorite pastime of the gaucho (descendants of Spanish conquistadores and aborigines) also known as the ""South American cowboys"","
"of this dance represents a battle between Aztecs and Spaniards, and dancers perform with rattles made of thin metal plates and wooden cudgels. The landscape of all dance in a large country such as Brazil is rich and complex due to the mixing of three separate traditions—Indian native, Black African, and Portuguese. In Brazil, the African influence on Brazilian folkdances is considerable. For example, ""capoeira""—a dance-like fighting style—and the ""maculelê"" fighting dance are strongly reminiscent of African dances. Capoeira is of particular interest. In the 19th century, Capoeira was played mostly by African slaves who had been brought from West"
"psychological suffering due to stress. At this point, there is no scientific evidence in either direction. Spanish-style bullfighting Spanish-style bullfighting, known as a ""corrida de toros"" (literally a ""running of the bulls""), ""fiesta"", is practiced in Spain, where it originates, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, as well as in parts of Southern France and Portugal. In a traditional ""corrida"", three ""toreros, ""also called ""matadores"" or, in French, ""toréadors"", each fight two out of a total of six fighting bulls, each of which is at least four years old and weighs up to about (with a minimum weight limit of for"
"to special occasions. In competitive dance, modern Pasodoble is combined with other four dances (samba, cha-cha-cha, rumba and jive) under the banner International Latin. Modern Pasodoble dance consists of two dancing parts and one break in between for dancers of class D and of three parts and two breaks in between for dancers of class C, B, A, according to the IDSF classification. Dancers of lower than D-class usually perform only four official dances of the Latin-American Program. Pasodoble Pasodoble (Spanish: ""double step"") is a Spanish military march, and also a modern dance that emulates the movements of a bullfight."
"Spanish Fighting Bull The Spanish Fighting Bull (Toro Bravo, ""toro de lidia"", ""toro lidiado"", ""ganado bravo"", ""Touro de Lide"") is an Iberian heterogeneous cattle population. It is primarily bred free-range on extensive estates in Spain, Portugal, France and Latin American countries where bull fighting is organized. Fighting bulls are selected primarily for a certain combination of aggression, energy, strength, and stamina. Some commentators trace the origins of the fighting bull to wild bulls from the Iberian Peninsula and their use for arena games in the Roman Empire. Although the actual origins are disputed, genetic studies have indicated that the breeding"
"when several gunmen opened the doors of a bar in the Mexican state of Michoacán and threw five severed heads on the dance floor. The practices of beheading victims in Mexico is believed to have come from Guatemala in the year 2000, when Los Zetas extended their criminal network into Central America and eventually incorporated with the elite jungle military squad known as the Kaibiles. The Kaibiles had been trained to intimidate the local population with beheadings during the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996). Others see the link with the religious cult of the ""Santa Muerte"" (""Holy Death""). Wherever it stems"
"Tango Tango is a popular partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the River Plate (Río de Plata), the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. It was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries, where natives mixed with slave and European immigrant populations. The tango is the result of a combination of the German Waltz, Czech Polka, Polish Mazurka, and Bohemian Schottische with the Spanish-Cuban Habanera, African Candombe, and Argentinian Milonga. The tango was frequently practiced in the brothels and bars of ports, where business owners employed bands to entertain their patrons with music."
"bullfights were held in Sancti Spíritus in 1850 and other cities. One of the most prominent bullfighters at the time was ""Cheche de la Habana"" José Marrero Báez (1870–1909) born in Havana, Cuba and died performing in Ciudad Jiménez, Mexico. In the 19th century, Havana and Montevideo were major bullfighting cities which eventually lost the tradition. The European heritage of Cubans comes primarily from one source: the Spaniards (including Canarians, Asturians, Catalans, Galicians and Castilians). The native white population are nearly all descendants of the Spaniards and most non-white Cubans also have Spanish ancestry. Other results show that between 1902"
"the point that, among Latin dancers, it is known as ""the paso doble song"" as it is very commonly played in competition due to the common custom for the choreography to match the phrasing and accents of the music for the full effect of the dance). España cañí España cañí (meaning ""Gypsy Spain"" in Spanish) is a famous instrumental Spanish piece of pasodoble music by Pascual Marquina Narro (1873-1948). The song was written around 1923 and first recorded in 1926. In English it is also known as the Spanish Gypsy Dance. Its main refrain (eight bars of arpeggiated chords that"
"the songs is faster, resulting in a dance form which is more sexually explicit and intense. Doble Paso is mainly emerging and gaining popularity among Puerto Rican teens; thus causing parents and the conservative community to criticize this form of dance. Sandungueo Sandungueo is a style of dance and party music associated with reggaeton that emerged in the late 1980s in Puerto Rico. The dance resembles twerking. This style of dancing and music was created by DJ Blass, hence his Sandunguero Vol. 1 & 2 albums. It is a dance that focuses on grinding, also known as perreo, with one"
"by a priest. Matachines Matachines (Spanish matachín, a sword dancer in a fantastic costume; also called bouffon; pl. matachini [MexSp matachín, fr. Sp, matachin (sense 1a), fr. It mattaccino]) are a society of North and South American-Indian dancers who perform ritual dances. They are found from Peru up to northern New Mexico, USA where the Spanish first influenced the New World and introduced Christianity to the native peoples. In Bernalillo New Mexico, the matachienes de San Lorenzo have been performing for more than 300 years. The Matachina dance, or ""Danza de Matachines"" (Spanish) is explained by oral tradition among most"
"Matachines Matachines (Spanish matachín, a sword dancer in a fantastic costume; also called bouffon; pl. matachini [MexSp matachín, fr. Sp, matachin (sense 1a), fr. It mattaccino]) are a society of North and South American-Indian dancers who perform ritual dances. They are found from Peru up to northern New Mexico, USA where the Spanish first influenced the New World and introduced Christianity to the native peoples. In Bernalillo New Mexico, the matachienes de San Lorenzo have been performing for more than 300 years. The Matachina dance, or ""Danza de Matachines"" (Spanish) is explained by oral tradition among most Indian Tribes as"
"Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Sweden, Switzerland and Venezuela. This event was organized by the OBDEFO (Bolivian Defence Organisation and Dissemination of Folklore) in order to show the world that dance is purely Bolivian. There are several theories about its origins which are fiercely debated among the specialists in this topic. Basically there are three hypothesis: The most commonly shared theory says that the dance was inspired by the sufferings of the African slaves brought to Bolivia in order to work in the Silver Mines of Potosí. The enormous tongue of the dark masks is meant to represent the physical"
"The Spanish Dancer The Spanish Dancer is a 1923 American silent costume epic starring Pola Negri as a gypsy fortune teller, Antonio Moreno as a romantic count, and Wallace Beery as the king of Spain. The film was directed by Herbert Brenon and also features a five-year-old Anne Shirley, appearing under the name ""Dawn O'Day."" The film survives today. Restored by the EYE Film Institute in the Netherlands, the movie was shown at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. on August 5, 2012, accompanied by the 1916 Lois Weber film ""Shoes"". The film is essentially the same story"
"were born in reaction against Spanish domination, like the ""Huanca"" and ""shacshas."" The Blanquillo, toured many parts of Culture Conchucos, where the Spaniards were in place for killing them. These groups were warriors formed by townpeople Pasha, Spaniards and mestizos. They used to go early in the mornings fighting in main square of the city, that is why this dance shows the power struggle of those years. In those days, the ""Pashas"" spoke the ""Cully"" language and worshipped the god ""Catequilla "". We can see this stamp on July 24 and July 25 of each year. The Blanquillo dance through"
"19th century bordellos of South America, as a ""pas de deux"" facilitating partner finding. The usual interpretation of this courting dance is zoomorphic: it tries to reenact the courting ritual of a rooster and a hen. The male displays a quite enthusiastic and at times even aggressive attitude while attempting to court the female, who is elusive, defensive and demure. The dance often finishes with the man kneeling on one knee, with the woman placing her foot triumphantly on his raised knee. In Bolivia, there are many variations throughout the different regions. Cueca styles of La Paz, Potosí and Sucre"
"higher) would have attended at least once a ""corrida""; this amounts to over 3.5 million people. Activism against bullfighting has existed in Spain since the beginning of the early nineteenth century, when a group of intellectuals, pertaining to the Generation of '98, embarked on a dual crusade against the popularity of bullfighting and Flamenco music, dismissing them as ""non-European"" elements of Spanish culture which were to blame for the country's social and economic backwardness. More recently, bullfighting has come under increasing attack from animal rights activists. Perhaps more significantly, separatist and nationalist sentiment in Catalonia has played a key role"
"supermarket's slogan and jingle at that time, 'More reasons to shop at Morrisons', had its tune derived from the ""jarabe""'s melody, which was used in all adverts in these eras. A ""jarabe"" also appears in Aaron Copland's ballet ""Billy the Kid"", played in time, the tune on a solo trumpet (with orchestral accompaniment). Jarabe Tapatío Jarabe tapatío, often referred to as the Mexican hat dance, is the national dance of Mexico. It originated as a courtship dance in Guadalajara, Jalisco, during the 19th century, although its elements can be traced back to the Spanish ""zambra"" and ""jarabe gitano"", which were"
"Diablada puneña Diablada puneña is a variation of the dance known as diablada performed in the region of Puno, Peru. The origin of this dance is a matter of dispute between Peru and Bolivia, because both nations celebrate the Diablada with similar music, songs, and clothing. The ""Diablada puneña"" is part of an Andean theatrical repertoire that began during the Spanish colonization of South America in order to teach the local natives the precepts of Christian faith and history of the Spanish Empire. The Diablada causes a reform in the thinking of the indigenous altiplano cultures as missionaries from Spain,"
"in 1942, and choreographer Agnes de Mille's ballet, ""Rodeo"" was commissioned by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1942 with the Copeland score. Country singer Chris Ledoux competed in bareback riding and wrote many of his songs based on his experiences. Rodeo has also been featured in a number of films, including 8 Seconds, Cowboy Up, The Longest Ride, and the Cowboy Way. There are thousands of rodeos held worldwide each year. Rodeo Rodeo ( or ) is a competitive sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later Central America, South"
"in the Iberian Peninsula, France, and Latin America. The largest venue of its kind is the Plaza México in central Mexico City, which seats 48,000 people, and the oldest are the Plazas of Béjar and Ronda, in the Spanish provinces of Salamanca and Málaga. All the bullrings have a complex pricing system, main factors being the sun and shadow, proximity to the action, and experience levels of ""torero"". The practice of bullfighting is controversial because of a range of concerns including animal welfare, funding, and religion. Bullfighting is illegal in most countries, but remains legal in most areas of Spain"
"is related to Brazilian ""capoeira"" in its African roots, as both derive from the Kongo-Angola culture. As with other similar dance and martial artforms arising in the 16th century onward among African slaves in European colonies in the Americas, ""juego de maní"" developed initially as means for the slaves to disguise fighting practice as a form of dance, in their scarce free time from labor. Some of their masters would recognize it as fighting competition and gamble on the outcomes. It is thought that sometimes slaves were made to fight to the death for their masters' sport. The distinct Cuban"
"Bolero (Spanish dance) The bolero is a 3/4 dance that originated in Spain in the late 18th century, a combination of the contradanza and the sevillana. Dancer Sebastiano Carezo is credited with inventing the dance in 1780. It is danced by either a soloist or a couple. It is in a moderately slow tempo and is performed to music which is sung and accompanied by castanets and guitars with lyrics of five to seven syllables in each of four lines per verse. It is in triple time and usually has a triplet on the second beat of each bar. The"
"Double bugg Double bugg () is a Swedish swing dance. Double bugg is more or less a competitive dance within the BRR dance family administered by the Swedish Dancesport Federation. The dance style has its background in another typical and invented Swedish dance style, namely Bugg. Bugg comes originally from Lindy Hop (Jitterbug). Double bugg is danced by three persons, especially a gentleman and two women. Variations occur however. Double bugg is mostly performered on dance competitions, but sometimes also occurred among social dancers. The dance arose during the 80s and was due to deficiency on gentlemen wanted to dance."
"had been cultivated in Perú by Spanish horsemen of Romani origin, then modified by African slaves. The terminology of ""Tondero"" derives from the terms Volandero, and Volero (""to fly by"", describes the gypsy errant and caravanistic life) yet it eventually evolved into a ""T"", as to describe the tundete sound and base rhythm typical to it: ""Bum Bum Bum"". This base rhythm derives from trumpeting Csárdás yet carefully scales on guitar and the dance handfigures and movements are primitive bulerías. The cock fight so popular among Gypsies worldwide is where the dance gets its choreography and inspiration. However, as the"